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Brad Stulberg

Brad Stulberg is an author and coach who writes about performance, well-being, mental health, and sustainable success. His books include Peak Performance, The Practice of Groundedness, and Master of Change, which draw on psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy to make research on resilience and excellence accessible to athletes, leaders, and general readers.

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Brad Stulberg has built his career at the intersection of performance, public health, and the search for durable excellence. Educated at the University of Michigan, where he earned a BA in 2008 and an MHSA in 2012, he came to these questions through two early tracks: a deep involvement in athletics and an academic interest in health and health systems. An early period in management consulting became a pivotal turning point. By his own account, the experience intensified both his drive and his encounter with burnout, pushing him toward a body of work focused on how people can strive ambitiously without collapsing under the strain. ((https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/stulberg-brad.html))

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The Zen of weight lifting — the joy, fulfillment, hard-earned calluses and growth — lives in the process, in the journey
-The Zen of Weight Lifting
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But if you can string together a whole lot of good enough, you generally wind up with something great
-Good Enough vs. Great
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Soon, most of your day is spent talking about work instead of actually doing it
-The More You Do, The Less You Accomplish
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There is no such thing as a good life, let alone an excellent one, without caring deeply
-Reclaiming Excellence: A Manifesto
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The key to a strong identity is a paradox: diversify your sense of self
-The Key to a Strong Identity: Diversify Your Sense of Self
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It’s about responding instead of reacting to what life throws your way
-How to Regulate Your Nervous System
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It’s about knowing your core values, the hills that you’ll die on, and then pushing yourself to adapt, evolve, and grow at the same time
-How An Allostatic Approach Can Help You Find Stability In A Crazy World
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It’s not about getting fit for Instagram. It’s about getting fit for life
-The Keys to a Consistent Physical Practice
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The greats aren’t great because they always have perfect conditions to do meaningful work. They are great because they show up and give it their best shot even when they don’t
-Getting it Done Even When You Don’t Feel Your Best

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"Brad Stulberg is one of my favorite writers about two of my favorite topics: physical and mental performance"

Ryan Holiday

"Brad Stulberg is one of the most gifted science writers of our times, a master at translating fascinating findings into concrete strategies"

Kelly McGonigal

"Brad Stulberg is the writer I turn to for examinations of success in all of its personal and professional complexities"

David Epstein

"Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness have written an essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves and our lives"

Arianna Huffington

"Brad Stulberg is my favorite health and science writer and Steve Magness is a deeply thoughtful coach of champions"

Amy Cuddy

"The Way of Excellence is Brad Stulberg at his very best: relentlessly pragmatic, truly wise, and genuinely helpful"

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